HRES 481 · 105th Congress · Health

Drug-Free Professional and Olympic Athlete Responsibility Resolution

Introduced 1998-06-19· Sponsored by Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1998-06-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Drug-Free Professional and Olympic Athlete Responsibility Resolution - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all professional sports leagues and the International Olympic Committee should help reinforce the unacceptability and harmfulness of substance abuse by establishing clear guidelines and penalties regarding drug abuse; and (2) athletes who are using illegal drugs who do not identify the person who provided such drugs and successfully complete a drug treatment program should be suspended from play for a minimum of one year without pay.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans